Proverbs 16:26
King James Version (KJV)
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].
World English Bible (WEB)
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.
Proverbs 16:26 Cross References
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
